Buyer supplies the dataset
USD 2,000
Wake-word training using a buyer-provided dataset that passes the required quality and rights checks.
What should the buyer prepare?
A complete initial brief helps the product, AI and engineering teams evaluate feasibility and avoid repeated development work. Buyers should prepare:
- IP artwork: front, side and back views where available, plus relevant visual details.
- Target dimensions: expected height, width and depth of the finished plush product.
- Character profile: background story, abilities, interests, personality, speaking style and intended relationship with the user.
- Languages: the languages and markets required for launch.
- Voice: voice references or licensed voice assets, together with evidence that the buyer has the necessary rights to use them.
- Commercial requirements: target cost, estimated order quantity, target market and required delivery schedule.
The buyer remains responsible for confirming that it holds the necessary rights and permissions for all IP, character, voice, content and training assets supplied for the project.
How is the AI character developed?
Based on the approved character profile, the team develops the AI agent's system prompts, behavior rules and tool set. This work can define how the character introduces itself, responds emotionally, handles different topics, uses memory and calls product functions.
If the character needs access to a special knowledge base or document library, those materials can be prepared and connected to the AI agent, subject to technical assessment and the buyer's right to use the content.
Custom AI agent development
USD 1,500
The stated fee covers custom AI-agent prompt and tool-set development based on the buyer's approved brief. Under the agreed project terms, the fee can be credited toward a subsequent mass-production order.
Commercial note: Final scope, deliverables, tax, payment terms, revision limits and the conditions for applying the credit should be confirmed in the project quotation or agreement before development begins.
How does custom wake-word training work?
A proprietary wake word requires a dedicated speech dataset. When the buyer supplies the dataset, the requested collection specification is:
- 500 recordings spoken by real people.
- Each recording repeats the wake word 20 times.
- Approximately three seconds between repetitions.
- Approximately 90 seconds total duration per recording.
- Audio format is flexible, subject to a technical quality check before training.
Buyer does not supply the dataset
USD 4,000
Wake-word training when the required speech dataset is not supplied by the buyer and additional dataset preparation is required.
Before recording: confirm the final wake word, pronunciation, target user regions, speaker distribution, recording environment and file-naming rules. All speakers and recordings must have the permissions needed for model training and commercial product use.
Should you use your own factory?
You already have a long-term factory
Using your existing factory is usually the first option when it has suitable plush-product experience, engineering cooperation capability and the required quality system. The AI module, software and integration requirements can be coordinated with that factory.
You need a factory or a complete product
MakerScout AI can introduce a factory considered suitable for the project. Buyers who prefer a simpler process can also request coordinated delivery of the complete AI plush product rather than managing the factory and solution provider separately.
Factory recommendations remain subject to project-specific qualification, including capability, audit status, capacity, quality requirements, certifications, commercial terms and buyer approval.
Who supports the project?
Depending on the project scope, the delivery team can include a dedicated project manager, product manager, structural engineer, hardware engineer, field application engineer (FAE) and production-quality personnel. Together they coordinate the project through:
- Requirement confirmation and feasibility review.
- AI-agent, hardware and structural solution development.
- Prototype and sample production.
- Testing, revisions and production-version confirmation.
- Required certification and compliance work.
- Pilot production, mass production and quality management.
No separate personnel charge is stated for the standard project support described above. Sample-making costs, certification fees and any other approved third-party or non-standard project costs remain chargeable as confirmed in the project quotation.
What can change the final cost and schedule?
The published development fees above do not represent the complete finished-product price. The final budget and delivery schedule can also be affected by the plush structure, module choice, display and motion functions, tooling, electronics, battery, voice and content licensing, cloud services, certification markets, sample revisions, packaging and order quantity.
A written sourcing brief is therefore required before the team can confirm the full development scope, unit cost and timeline.
Related products and technical guidance
Language localization and technical confirmation
See the AI toy language localization guide for conversation languages, speech recognition, voices, custom wake words and sample validation.
Reviewed by: MakerScout AI product team · Last updated: November 4, 2026 · Applicable markets: Global, subject to the selected platform, supplier and local compliance requirements.
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